St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11

are kept just the same as the beds in
any firSt-clasS hotel. At the rear of tho
bedrooms ON this floor is another bath
room. The third floor is the same as the
second. except that there is no bath
room there.
When a man comes to the club he reg
SterS his name in book and is assigned
to room by the janitor. the number of
the room being placed opposite his
name. When it is time for him to take
his train out. if it happens to be in the
night-as IS generally the case. so the
boys Say-the night Waterman in the
and the janitOr quietly calls his man
without arouSing any of the other sleep
erS in the house. The time of his leav-
ing is registered opposite his name.
This is al improvement Oh the old style
of calling train men at night. where the
boy went around and banged the door
till he loosened the shingles OH the roof
and threw rocks at the windows and
hawled loud enough to waken the entire
neighbOrhood. before he discovered
that he was attacking the wrong
house. and that the man he
was after lived in the next block.
The club house is kept open day and
night. and man is always in attend
ance. The fires in the crates are al
ways kept burning, the water in the
bathrooms IS always hot. and clean
towels are always on the rack. No
meals are served in the club. but if a
man is sick his friends are allowed to
bring his meals to him. The company
phySic an attends to the ills Of the men.
ana cuts Of Fingers and toes and such
little things without cost to the cutee.
Tue building OF this clubhouse is an
experiment with Mr.. Stiekney, and if it
works well he intends to enlarge the
system and establish similar houses at
every division station Oh the road. His
idea Is that when mems bodily comforts
are well provided for. they are able to
give good service to the road. and that
the expense of these club-houses will
be more than Offset by the more eff
cient service the men Will be able to-
p trform. This is the mereenary side of
the ease, but on the other hand Mr.. Stick
ney'S well-knOwn generosity and con-,
Sideaation for the comfort of his en-
ployes formed the underlying motive of
the plan. He has been a poor man Linn
elf.and has slept in cold rooms on husk
mattresses and 81 bedstead while he
was teaching school at Saltwater for
S12 month and boarding round" and!
knows good thing when he sees it.
He is a keen. obSeryant man. whose
contact with nearly every side of life
has taught him tnat it pays TO be gener-
Gus and conSiderate TO those about him..
not in the mere matter Of dollars and
cents. but in the satisfaction a mani en-;
joys in having done good deed. Mr.:
Stiekney is hard worker himself, and
puts in as many hours every day in the
year as any man III his employ. But
when he is not working he knows how
to enjoy life and get some COED out OF
it. lie lives in fine house Oil aristo-
cratic Summit avenue in ST. Paul. where.
his charming family is surrounded by
every luxury. He spends much of his.
time at bone when in the city. and no
matter what important business he hsN
have on hand during the day'he leaves
the office behind him when he goes
home and eannot be induced to talk
shop after he has closed the door OF his
house behind him.